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en-USCopyright 2016, National Cable Satellite Corporationinfo@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Fri, 16 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMTSat, 10 Dec 2016 03:26:41 GMTAmerica and the Courts - American History TVImportance of the U.S. ConstitutionThe Shepherd University Foundation hosted the first annual Tom E. Moses Memorial lecture series. Senator Byrd, whose leadership added the appropriation act designating September 17th as Constitution Day, spoke about the importance of the U.S. Constitution.
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2005 states that educational institutions receiving federal funds shall hold an educational program for its students. The program is to be about the United States Constitution and held on September 17 each year or during the week before or after.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/188897-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/188897-1Fri, 16 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMTChief Justice Interview on the ConstitutionChief Justice John Roberts talked about the U.S. Constitution at the Supreme Court. He talked about his early interest in constitutional law, the role of the constitution in the operation of government, structure of the Constitution and its Amendments, and the process of judicial review.
The interview was part of a C-SPAN Classroom project designed to interest middle and high school students in the Constitution.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/193515-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/193515-1Fri, 16 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMTJohn and Abigail Adams's LettersJustice Breyer and others read the letters of John Adams and his wife Abigail to one another.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/159042-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/159042-1Fri, 16 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMTWomen's Participation at the Supreme CourtPanelists talked about the history of women lawyers, the challenges women face in the legal profession, and the role women lawyers have played in oral arguments before the Supreme Court. The panel, which included the nation's first female U.S. solicitor general, was moderated by retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, its first female Supreme Court justice. The panelists discussed the current position of women in the profession of law and the issues they still face. Topics included how the goals of women tend to differ after they have been part of a law firm for a few years such as wanting more time away from work to be available for a family. They agreed that full equality of treatment for women lawyers had not yet been achieved, including appointments to the highest positions and the difference in the questions asked at a nomination hearing.
The program "Women Advocates of the Supreme Court Bar -- Their Day in Court," co-sponsored by the Supreme Court Fellows Program Alumni Association and the First Amendment Center, was at 3 p.m. in the Walter and Lenore Annenberg Auditorium, at the Newseum.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/291709-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/291709-1Fri, 16 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMTThe Presidency and the Supreme CourtFormer Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor delivered the keynote address at "The Presidency and the Supreme Court" conference. She spoke about conflicts between the judicial and executive branches. Former Justice O'Connor began her talk by recounting her meeting with Eleanor Roosevelt as a young girl.
"The Presidency and the Supreme Court" was the second national conference sponsored by the nation's twelve Presidential Libraries, their foundations, and the National Archives.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/202051-3
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/202051-3Fri, 16 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMTLife and Legacy of Thurgood Marshall, Panel 1A panel discussion was held on the legacy of Thurgood Marshall, the first black U.S. Supreme Court Justice. The panelists speculated on what Justice Marshall's opinions would be on current issues, and talked about his character and his place in history. They talked about the different philosophies for dismantling a discriminatory system either through color-blind or color-conscience methods, and compared Justices Thurgood Marshall and Clarence Thomas. Topics included affirmative action, capital punishment, and the 2008 presidential election. Mr. Reeves moderated.
Juan Williams is the author of [Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary].
This panel, "Life and Legacy of Justice Thurgood Marshall," was part of a symposium honoring the 100th birthday of Thurgood Marshall, the first black U.S. Supreme Court Justice. The symposium, held at the Telecom Center in Jackson, Mississippi, by the Mississippi College School of Law [Law Review], focused on Justice Marshall's impact on government and legal issues.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/204049-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/204049-1Fri, 16 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMTJustice Blackmun's Oral History InterviewOn April 24, 1995 Justice Blackmun and then-Professor Koh talked about the justice's work habits, Vietnam, the deaths of Justices Hugo Black and John Marshall Harlan, the appointments to the Supreme Court of Justices Lewis Powell and William Rehnquist, and the obscenity cases heard by the Court in the 1970s.
On Thursday, March 4, 2004, the Library of Congress unsealed the papers of Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun on the fifth anniversary of his death. The collection included 38 hours of videotaped oral history interviews conducted with Justice Blackmun in 1994 and 1995 by his former law clerk, Yale professor Harold Koh. The interviews were shot by a Federal Judicial Center videographer. Justice Blackmun was appointed by President Richard Nixon in 1970 and served until 1994, when Justice Stephen Breyer took his seat on the Court. Justice Blackmun passed away on March 4, 1999.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/178444-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/178444-1Fri, 16 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMTLife and Legacy of Thurgood Marshall, Panel 2A panel discussion was held on the legacy of Thurgood Marshall, the first black U.S. Supreme Court Justice. The panelists talked about how Justice Marshall's experiences as a trial lawyer and as an appellate lawyer before the U.S. Supreme Court informed his actions on the bench and his life experiences leavened the views of the other justices. Topics included his probable opinion of the court today. The panelists told stories, many humorous, about his interactions with the justices and clerks. They responded to questions from members of the audience.
Susan Bloch was formerly a clerk to Justice Thurgood Marshall; Wayne Drinkwater to Chief Justice Warren Burger; Luther Munford to Justice Harry Blackmun; and Michael Wallace to Justice William Rehnquist.
This panel, "Supreme Court Law Clerks on Justice Marshall," was part of a symposium honoring the 100th birthday of Thurgood Marshall, the first black U.S. Supreme Court Justice. The symposium, held at the Telecom Center in Jackson, Mississippi, by the Mississippi College School of Law [Law Review], focused on Justice Marshall's impact on government and legal issues.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/204049-2
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/204049-2Fri, 16 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMTOn Being Named to the Supreme CourtOn January 17, 1995, Justice Blackmun talked about being named to the Supreme Court in 1970, his impressions of President Richard Nixon, who appointed him, and his confirmation hearings before the U.S. Senate.
On Thursday, March 4, 2004, the Library of Congress unsealed the papers of Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun on the fifth anniversary of his death. The collection included 38 hours of videotaped oral history interviews conducted with Justice Blackmun in 1994 and 1995 by his former law clerk, Yale professor Harold Koh. The interviews were shot by a Federal Judicial Center videographer.
Justice Blackmun recorded nearly two hours during this sessions. The full recordings will be available on c-span.org, along with the nearly six hours aired last March on C-SPAN and last week's two-hour statement on [Roe v. Wade].http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/183166-1
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